ENRD Workshop on Improving Cooperation in

LEADER/CLLD

State of Play – Cooperation in 2014-2020 RDPs Peter Toth

ENRD CP

Brussels – 14 June 2016

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Purpose

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Provide insight into recent data

Facilitate and support further

work

Topics

The ENRD Survey on

LEADER/CLLD cooperation

Survey results

Next steps – the

cooperation measure

fiche

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• Launched in May 2016

• Comprehensive survey (32 Qs)

• To map the LEADER/CLLD cooperation landscape

• To support exchange of information

• To support the development of cooperation fiches

• First phase closed on 3 June (responses from 19 MS/regions)

The ENRD Survey

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The ENRD Survey

Cooperation Survey

Basic information (RDP, contacts)

Cooperation

(in RDP, in LDS)

Budget, financial

information

Eligibility (territories,

partners, themes)

Eligibility (beneficiaries, actions, costs)

Procedures (calls, selection )

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Cooperation and the LDS

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4

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Is inter-territorial cooperation an integrated

part of the LDS?

Yes

No

It is up to the LAGs to decide

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4

8

Is transnational cooperation an integrated part of the LDS?

Yes

No

It is up to the LAGs to decide

e.g. SE, GR, CZ

e.g. RO, LV

e.g. MT, PL

e.g. SE, MT, PL

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Cooperation guidelines – themes

• Cooperation guidelines published only in 3 MS (4 regions – IT,DE,MT)

• 3 MS/regions specify cooperation themes (PL, RO, IT_Emilia-Romagna)

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Eligibility – territories (TNC)

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2

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4

Number of RDPs

Rural territories in EU

and/or third countries

Rural and non-rural

territories in the EU and

rural territories in third

countries

Rural (EU MS) and Non-

rural territory (EU MS)

Rural territory (EU MS)

only

AT, SE

CZ, CY

MT

GR, PL

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Rural territory (EU MS) only

11

Rural territory and non-rural territory (EU

MS) 8

Type of territories eligible for inter-territorial cooperation

Eligibility – territories (ITC)

RO, CZ, CY, MT

GR,AT, SK

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Eligibility – cooperation partners (TNC), beneficiaries

• LAGs only (5): BE_Wallonia, DE_Niedersachsen-Bremen, MT, PL, ES_Aragon

• LAGs and group of local public and private partners implementing an LDS in a rural territory (6): SK, AT, LV,SI, DE_Hessen, DE_Rheinland-Pfalz

• LAGs and group of local public and private partners implementing an LDS in a rural or non-rural territory (8): GR, RO, CZ, CY, SE, DE_Sachsen, IT_Emilia-Romagna, IT_Valle D’Aosta

• Eligible beneficiaries: Lags (default) / Other local actors in some RDPs (e.g. SE, AT)

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Preparatory support – Eligibility criteria

• 7 RDPs (AT, RO, PL, GR, SE, LV, DE_Sachsen)

• Key criteria • Compliance with LDS

• Existence of a project implementation plan

• Cooperation partners identified

• Demonstrable contribution to specific LDS objective(s)

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Preparatory support – Eligible actions and costs

Eligible actions

• Meetings, participation at events, feasibility studies are eligible actions in the majority ot RDPs

• Ineligible actions: meetings (2 RDPs), participation at events (5 RDPs), feasibility study (4 RDPs)

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Eligible costs

Cooperation projects – eligible actions and costs

• Eligible in all RDP responses: Meetings, participation at events, publications, website, joint services and joint products, study visits (in MT joint services and products are not eligible actions)

• Eligible costs options in the majority of Programmes: travel, accommodation, catering, interpreter and translation fees, consulting, telecommunications and postal services, rental of venue, share of common costs for website/publications

• Telecommunications and postal services not eligible in 5 RDPs

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Calls for projects

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Does the MA publish the call for cooperation projects?

Yes No n/a

LV_National The call is permanently open

BE_WALLONIA The call is permanently open

ES_ARAGON The call is permanently open

SI_National >3x / year

RO_National >3x / year

Call publication in 2016 (SI, ES_Aragon), in 2017 (LV, RO). BE_Wallonia (every February, September)

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Selection of actions

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Preparatory actions TNC ITC

Who selects the following types of actions?

Managing Authority Local Action Group Both

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Lead partner

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Is a lead partner required for a cooperation project to be eligible?

Lead partner not required

Lead partner required for ITC

Lead partner required for TNC, ITC

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Funding LEADER/CLLD cooperation

• Maximum amount of support for a cooperation project (total public expenditure, Euro) • < 50000 Euro: MT • < 100000 Euro: SI, LV, DE_Hessen • < 500000 Euro: ES_Aragon, IT_Valle D’Aosta

• Maximum rate of public support • 100% - e.g. PL, SK, GR, RO • 80-90% - e.g. AT, SI, BE_Wallonia • 25% - MT

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Funding LEADER/CLLD cooperation

Budget pre-allocation to cooperation (Q28)

Certain proportion of LDS budget (11): e.g. AT, MT, CY, ES_Aragon

Other pre-allocation method (4) : e.g. SI –

public procurement by MA, SE – LAG decision

Maximum amount of support to preparatory actions (Q29)

Only 4 responses (BE_Wallonia, SI, DE_Hessen, GR)

Ranging from 2700 (BE_wallonia) to 100000 Euro (SI)

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The LEADER/CLLD Cooperation fiche

• At least 5 pilot fiches (by July 2016)

• With comprehensive information based on ENRD survey

• Fiche preparation – continuous

• Structure based on Survey questions

• Key elements include • Basic information

• Eligible partners and territories

• Eligible actions and costs

• Financial information

• Project selection

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Thank you for your attention!

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